- Cancer deaths in the U.S. have declined from 1999 to 2008.
- Cruciferous vegetable intake is associated with decreased mortality and recurrence in breast cancer patients.
- Epigenetic changes in cells can indicate cancer risk.
- A new genomic marker database, CancerRXGene.org , presents information on drug sensitivity and cancer cell lines.
- A UCSF study found disparities in use of fertility preservation in young women with cancer.
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EMBASE Enhancement
EMBASE has recently released an enhancement to improve the coverage of drug terminology in Emtree. Changes may affect how some explosion searches are executed, primarily in cases where high-level terms in the Emtree structure are used. Emtree in 2012 is divided into 14 facets, from Anatomical concepts to Types of article or study.
These are the facets in which most changes can be found:
- Anatomical concepts
- Biological functions
- Diseases
- Organisms
- Procedures, parameters and devices
- Psychological and psychiatric phenomena
For a comprehensive list of these changes and guidance as to why quantitatively different results may be expected, please click here.